Expedition photographs
Emperor penguin eggs
Historical recordCataloged expedition photograph: Three emperor eggs with ruler.
What this record establishes
Institutional record documented; does not authenticate interpretations.
Record details
- Artifact date
- 1911
- Creator
- Ponting, Herbert George
- Holding institution
- Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge
Scope of evidence
The record establishes artifact provenance, not modern speculative Antarctic claims.
Emperor penguin eggs from Cape Crozier, 1911 — Herbert Ponting.
Herbert Ponting, 1911. Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, P2005/5/839. Via Wikimedia Commons; public domain.
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
Public domain, as marked on the item-level Wikimedia Commons file page; supported by visually matching 1913 published plate and BHL public-domain statement.
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
Sources and what they support
Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.
- image reproduction provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Penguin_eggs.jpg
- institutional or documentary recordhttps://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/collection/photos-british-antarctic-expedition-1910-13-ponting-collection/p2005-5-839
Connected records
These are contextual links, not automatic corroboration.
- Emperor penguins | The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth | BBC Earth
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- How Penguins Adapt To Survive | Natural World: Penguins Of The Antarctic | BBC Earth
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- Baby Penguin Tries To Make Friends | Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale | BBC Earth
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- Emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica NEVER-BEFORE-FILMED FOR TV | Nat Geo
Related creator video. A historical specimen photograph complements modern emperor-penguin material; the expedition, date, and animals are different.
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